9. Commonwealth scholarship recipients

Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship (ICECS)
Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (ICAS)
Indigenous Access Scholarship (IAS)

This section applies to recipients of a ICECS, ICAS and IAS scholarship.

9.1 Eligibility criteria

In addition to the scholarship eligibility criteria you must meet the following requirements.

  • Be a full-time student (enrolled in at least 18 credit points a semester). You may study part-time in exceptional circumstances only, subject to the approval of the CSU. You must apply for this approval to the Coursework Scholarships Manager at the start of each semester.
  • Have not previously completed the requirements of a degree which is equivalent or higher than a bachelor degree (for example, completing a bachelor degree and enrolling in an honours degree), unless such an award is a prerequisite to the current undergraduate course of study.
  • If you participate in an approved exchange program you will continue to receive your scholarship payment.
  • You are not eligible for the IAS if you have previously received this payment in part or whole from
    another university.
  • If you are in receipt of an ICECS you are not eligible for the Student Start-Up Scholarship and if you are in receipt of an ICAS you are not eligible for the Relocation Scholarship from Centrelink. If you are in receipt of either of these scholarships from Centrelink, you must reject these scholarships before accepting the ICECS or ICAS from Monash.
  • To be eligible for an Enabling CECS or Enabling CAS you must be enrolled in an eligible enabling course.
  • You must not be in receipt of a Commonwealth Scholarship from more than one university at any one time.

9.2 Scholarship duration

The maximum duration you can receive one or more Commonwealth Scholarships is eight scholarship periods. For further details, please refer to the information below and the Federal Register of Legislation website.

  • ICECS and ICAS eight scholarship periods
  • ICECS (Enabling) and ICAS (Enabling) - the Monash Enabling Program is for one semester only and students will only receive half the yearly scholarship value for this course - two scholarship periods
  • (One year enabling courses only) IAS one year or two payments

You may hold an ICECS and ICAS concurrently but not sequentially.

9.3 Deferring your scholarship

Commonwealth Scholarships cannot be deferred.

9.4 Transferring your scholarship to another course

Commonwealth Scholarships can be transferred to another bachelor's degree or an honours degree. Your scholarship is still only payable for the maximum duration, as stated in section 9.2. Enabling scholarships are not transferable. Students will need to reapply for the scholarship prior to commencing a bachelor's degree.

9.5 Academic requirements

You must meet the academic requirements of your faculty, maintain full-time enrolment and meet the eligibility requirements of the scholarship.

9.6 Providing false information

Providing false or misleading information is an offence. If Monash knows or has reason to believe that you have provided false or misleading information, Monash may reassess your entitlement to the scholarship and notify the Department of Education of the circumstances and provide a copy of your application and any other relevant information as requested by the Department of Education.
Where Monash terminates the scholarship, you will be liable to repay to Monash the total sum of any payments incorrectly made to you.